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FILE - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)

Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

9:41 AM on Thursday, August 13

Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services

FILE - Singer Lauryn Hill performs during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Ms. Lauryn Hill and Fugees' bandmate Wyclef Jean will headline Global Citizen's antipoverty festival

8:04 AM on Thursday, August 13

Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees’ bandmate Wyclef Jean are set to bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall

Abdul El-Sayed departs following a news conference at the Spirit of Detroit shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts

7:04 AM on Thursday, August 13

Abdul El-Sayed made history this month in Michigan by becoming the first Muslim nominated by the Democratic Party to run for the U.S. Senate

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

Human Rights Watch says the Taliban detained 6 staff of a women’s and children’s rights group

7:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights

Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly, speaks during a town hall meeting, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Leesburg, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Mission Improbable: A onetime Republican is trying to prove Democrats can win in Florida

5:03 AM on Thursday, August 13

David Jolly, a former Republican now running for Florida governor as a Democrat, is trying to revive the state's political battleground status

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Secondary School named after the Hero of Russia Eduard Norpolov in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands of Russia's fareast, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin's first trip to the Pacific island chain claimed by Japan draws a protest from Tokyo

3:32 AM on Thursday, August 13

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Kuril Islands for the first time, sparking a protest from Japan

FILE - Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi is flanked by Minister of Equal Opportunities Mara Carfagna, left, Youth Policies Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, and Environment Minister Stefania Prestigiacomo, second from right, during a congress in Rome, March 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

From black boots to pastel suits, Italian premier's wardrobe evolves with her politics

12:11 AM on Thursday, August 13

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s fashion has evolved with her politics

Judge postpones hearing over whether Tate brothers should stay in custody as they fight extradition

12:02 AM on Thursday, August 13

A federal judge in Miami has postponed a hearing on whether social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate should remain in custody

FILE - Law enforcement officers kettle protesters outside Delaney Hall detention center Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody

9:54 PM on Wednesday, August 12

U.S. immigration officials say they didn’t publicly disclose the death of a Guatemalan man who had a seizure at a New Jersey detention center because they weren’t notified that he died after they sent him to the hospital

People arrive for immigration court hearings in New York, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Law firm with ties to Trump administration declines offer to represent migrant children

3:50 PM on Wednesday, August 12

A Houston-based law firm tapped to receive a $150 million federal contract to provide legal representation unaccompanied immigrant children in federal custody has dropped out

FILE - The download screen for the Truth Social app is displayed on a laptop computer, March 20, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president's posts on US policy

2:56 PM on Wednesday, August 12

President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on U.S. policy

A total solar eclipse is seen from Berlanga de Duero, central Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century

4:04 AM on Wednesday, August 12

Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness

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